by Ferry Bayu | Aug 18, 2023 | Business
RevComm Collaborates in AWS Decoding Generative AI to Support Business Transformation
Jakarta, August 18, 2023 – RevComm, along with Amazon Web Services (AWS), NVIDIA, and various other companies, participated in the AWS Decoding Generative AI event. The event, held in Jakarta on August 4th, attended by over 900 virtual participants worldwide, marked a moment of collaboration among renowned AI companies to support business transformation through Generative AI.
Generative AI is a rapidly advancing technology. Its ability to automatically generate data and content is widely utilized for various purposes, including marketing, finance, sales, and customer service functions within businesses.
Featured as one of the speakers, Andy Gozali, Country Head of RevComm Indonesia, introduced MiiTel – a Generative AI innovation, manifesting as a sophisticated telephony system. This system optimizes a spectrum of functions, including voice-to-text transcription, call recording, and voice analysis in internet telephony communications.
Through this innovation, MiiTel empowers business transformation by enhancing communication quality with various stakeholders, especially customers, and boosting team productivity.
Several insightful sessions were also shared by experts during the event. Ettikan Karuppiah, Director/Technologist at NVIDIA, highlighted NVIDIA’s renown in developing graphics processing units (GPUs) that support diverse applications, from gaming to scientific computing.
Another speaker, Oleksandr Honchar, AI Director at NeuronLabs, shared his insights on trends and the future of artificial intelligence research and development. The event also featured participation from other innovative companies such as Alethea AI, HuggingFace, GoTeam, and A121.
RevComm’s participation alongside renowned AI companies in AWS Decoding Generative AI underscores a close collaboration effort to comprehend and implement Generative AI as a key of business transformation.
RevComm dedicated to continuously contributing in providing cutting-edge communication solutions.
MiiTel is available in Japan, the United States, and Indonesia. To explore MiiTel further, try free demo at miitel.id
MiiTel is an innovation from RevComm, one of Japan’s fastest-growing technology companies. Within five years, RevComm became a unicorn and won numerous awards: Forbes Japan’s Startup of the Year, Google for Startups, AWS Summit, Mizuho Innovation Award, Japan Venture Awards, BOXIL SaaS Award, Deloitte Technology Fast 50, and Forbes AI 50.
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by Ferry Bayu | Aug 18, 2023 | Business
VRITIMES Unveils User-Friendly Mobile Version Design for Enhanced News Reading Experience
Singaproe, 18th Aug 2023 – VRITIMES Inc., a Tokyo-based media technology startup, is excited to announce the launch of its new mobile version design. The revamped design is aimed at providing a more user-friendly news reading experience for its mobile visitors. The company, established in August 2022, specializes in press releases and functions both as a media platform and a distributor to its media partners.
“We are thrilled to introduce our new mobile version design to our users,” said Ferry, CEO of VRITIMES. “Our previous mobile version was not as user-friendly as we would have liked, so we made it a priority to improve the design. We believe that the new design will make it easier for our mobile visitors to read our news and stay informed on the go.”
The new mobile design includes the following features:
Improved Navigation: The new design features a more intuitive navigation system, making it easier for users to find and read the news they’re interested in.
Enhanced User Interface: The updated user interface is sleek and modern, providing a more enjoyable news reading experience.
Optimized for Mobile Devices: The new design is optimized for mobile devices, ensuring that it looks great and functions smoothly on smartphones and tablets.
VRITIMES is confident that the new mobile version design will be well-received by its users and will continue to enhance its offerings to provide the best possible news reading experience.
VRITIMES (https://www.vritimes.com/sg/service) is a media technology startup company, established in Tokyo in August 2022. We specialize in press releases, functioning both as a media platform and a distributor to our media partners. Users can create and distribute press releases through VRITIMES, then use our analytics feature to review their results – all within one solution. By making it easy and affordable to distribute press releases, we aim to facilitate a more valuable flow of information in the world, serving as the infrastructure that ensures this information reaches the media and consumers.
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by Ferry Bayu | Aug 16, 2023 | Business
Rice ‘sufficient’ but DTI, DA to monitor prices: Palace
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday tasked the trade and agriculture departments to closely monitor rice prices and go after hoarders and “price manipulators,” Malacañang said on Wednesday.
“Rice supply is sufficient,” Marcos said, as quoted by the Presidential Communications Office.
“Prices are, however, very variable,” he added.
The President said the government is working with the private sector to keep prices stable and continue providing affordable rice in Kadiwa stalls.
“The President will go after hoarders and price manipulators who take advantage of the lean months before harvest season,” Press Secretary Cheloy Garafil said.
The Department of Agriculture had said it would not be easy to ascertain price manipulation now that the NFA has been stripped off its regulatory function.
“Sa ngayon kasi hindi basta-basta pwedeng sabihin na price control, ano basehan natin? We are not in the position of a national emergency para mag price control,” DA spokesperson Rex Estoperez had said.
Rice price has been steadily rising in the past few months, further triggered by India’s export ban.
Marcos assured the public last week that the country would have enough rice supply until the height of the El Niño phenomenon next year.
by Ferry Bayu | Aug 16, 2023 | Business
Gripping is one of the most common and natural tasks that people perform, but for robots, it is not as intuitive. To achieve human-like gripping abilities, robots need computer vision and deep learning to detect the type of objects in front of them as well as their orientation. The dexterous and adaptive gripping solutions developed by the RoPlus team can be used universally to handle a wide range of products and can automatically decide how best to pick and place objects with the aid of computer vision to minimize the necessity of intensive human intervention.
Universal Intelligent Soft Robotic Gripping Solutions
Gripping is one of the most common and natural tasks that people perform, but for robots, it is not as intuitive. To achieve human-like gripping abilities, robots need computer vision and deep learning to detect the type of objects in front of them as well as their orientation. The dexterous and adaptive gripping solutions developed by the RoPlus team can be used universally to handle a wide range of products and can automatically decide how best to pick and place objects with the aid of computer vision to minimize the necessity of intensive human intervention.
With the aim of developing robotic grippers that are as dexterous as human hands, the RoPlus team came up with hybrid robotic grippers consisting of three or four soft fingers, which can reconfigure automatically on demand. The 3D-printed soft fingers are air-driven and equipped with a novel locking mechanism for adjustable stiffness. The 3D-printing method used to produce the soft fingers is low-cost and offers flexibility in customizing the actuator design based on actual gripping requirements.
Different types of grippers were developed for food and consumer goods manufacturing processes. The gripper bases are reconfigurable so that they can accommodate items of various sizes. The soft rotatable gripper fingers allow delicate grasping of items of various shapes, and the embedded retractable vacuum suction cup can maneuver more awkwardly positioned objects such as the corner of a tote bin.
RoPlus’ gripping solution is also fully customizable to adapt to specific client needs and space constraints. This approach offers a wide variety of gripping options that can handle objects of different shapes, sizes and packaging materials. The RoPlus team’s customizable technology has been deployed at People Bee Hoon Factory, a Singapore-based rice vermicelli manufacturer, for optimizing the packing of rice vermicelli packets into carton boxes.
Commenting on the company’s decision to adopt RoPlus’ technology, Mr Desmond Goh, Director of People Bee Hoon Factory said, “Most of our existing staff are mature workers, so we sought to tap on new technology that can ease the workload of our existing staff, while simultaneously boosting their productivity. We selected this technology because it is able to meet our purpose, and provides flexibility for different deployments that we require.”
Other than grippers, RoPlus also develops computer vision system which can be integrated into the gripping system to command and control the configurations of the grippers automatically, based on the items detected. This can minimize human interventions during the pick-and-place tasks to fully automate the whole process.
RoPlus offers commercial partners different options of deploying the robotic gripper systems – they can be bundled together with a robotic arm, or purchased individually since the grippers can be easily mounted onto commercial robot arms for companies that already have their own.
About the RoPlus Team
The reconfigurable hybrid robotics gripping systems were created based on inspirations from the natural dexterity of the human hand by a team of entrepreneurs from the National University of Singapore (NUS). This technology is expected to impact a range of industries, involving food assembly, vertical farming and fast-moving consumer goods packaging, which will progressively automate more of their operations in the coming years.
The team comprises of Associate Professor Raye Yeow from the NUS Department of Biomedical Engineering and the NUS Advanced Robotics Centre, ex-NUS researchers Low Jin Huat, Khin Phone May, Chen Chao-Yu, Benjamin Ang and NUS alumni Han Qian Qian. The hybrid robotic grippers use soft, flexible 3D-printed fingers with a reconfigurable gripper base. The robotic innovation has now been commercialized and deployed at end-users facilities to increase productivity and efficiency of the production lines.
“An object’s shape, texture, weight and size affect how we choose to grip them. This is one of the main reasons why many industries still heavily rely on human labour to package and handle delicate items,” Assoc Prof Yeow said. “Our hybrid robotic gripper technology revolutionizes traditional pick-and-place tasks by offering advanced capabilities that allow robots to safely interact with delicate items of various shapes, sizes and stiffness, just like the human hand.”
Incorporated in 2021, RoPlus aims to help local companies (food and consumer goods manufacturers) automate their production lines for more innovative and faster production processes by providing intelligent soft automated gripping solutions with computer visioning.
RoPlus is supported by the National University of Singapore which seeds startups created by the University’s staff and researchers. The relevant research for the gripper systems also received support from the National Robotics Programme and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research.
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by Ferry Bayu | Aug 16, 2023 | Business
Philippine Travel and Tourism Industry: Ready for Takeoff
A new study shows that Filipinos are now more confident about traveling internationally, despite the COVID-19 situation. However, the rising cost of travel remains a major concern.
What’s holding Filipinos back from traveling? Study reveals top concerns
The travel and tourism industry in the Philippines is a crucial driver of economic growth, the country is looking for a strong comeback after facing significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2019, the industry contributed a remarkable 12.7% to the country’s GDP, amounting to PhP 2.48 trillion, and employed around 5.7 million Filipinos, making it a vital source of income for local communities.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic dealt a severe blow to the sector, causing massive disruptions and job losses over the past few years. In 2021, the sector was only able to contribute 5.2% to the country’s GDP. Tourism employment in 2021 also took a nosedive at an estimated 4.90 million, which, while higher than the 4.68 million recorded in 2020, is still significantly lower than pre-COVID numbers.
Amidst the adversity, promising signs of recovery are evident. According to a new study by Standard Insights, 76.63% of Filipinos feel safe and secure when traveling internationally despite the COVID-19 situation. Only 6.2% feel insecure about international travel this year. This resurgence of confidence signals a potential revival of the travel and tourism industry.
However, the study also revealed that the increased pricing of travel has become the biggest worry of 67.48% of Filipinos about travel in 2023, particularly with inflation and soaring commodity prices looming in the backdrop. This signifies the growing financial constraints of Filipinos, as they are now finding it more difficult to afford to travel.
Nonetheless, industry experts and government officials remain optimistic about the sector’s recovery. They are determined to capitalize on the newfound confidence among Filipino travellers and collaborate closely with businesses and the local community to rejuvenate the industry, reigniting economic growth. The collective efforts of businesses, government agencies, and the Filipino community will be vital in ensuring a successful comeback for the travel and tourism industry in the Philippines.
“The travel industry has always been a major driver of economic growth in the Philippines. However, our insights show that people are now more concerned about the rising cost of travel than they are about health and safety issues, which were a top concern last year. I am convinced that the tourism industry will rebound, and I am eager to see how the public’s opinion and behavior evolve in the coming months.” – Florian Gaudel, Founder & CEO of Standard Insights
Standard Insights is a market research firm that offers the best quality consumer insights using an innovative methodology. Our team of experts reaches real, representative respondents to give our clients the confidence they need when making important decisions about their brand’s future.
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Jakarta, August 18, 2023 – RevComm, along with Amazon Web Services (AWS), NVIDIA, and various other companies, participated in the AWS Decoding Generative AI event. The event, held in Jakarta on August 4th, attended by over 900 virtual participants worldwide, marked a moment of collaboration among renowned AI companies to support business transformation through Generative AI.
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